Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-05

was no excuse that because men and
prostitutes 60 out too freely on the Sab
bath that they should be allowed to in
terrupt places of worship.
Mr.. Moore said he was not aware OF
any church that sanctioned violations OF
the Sabbath, but the question was Wheth-
er or not the existing Sunday law met the
demand for the protection of those who
90 worship on the S; lbath. He did not
propose to 90 so far as to prohibit people,
the Germans for instance, from having
their beer gardens, provided they con-
Duct them in such manner and in such
places as will nOtiuterrupt public worship
but what the people wanted was that
fancy variety shows ard drinking saloons
be stopped on Sunday, and if possible
that the stores close on Sundays, so that
there will be no business carried on to
keep employees from me privileges Of the
Sabbath.
Mr.. SheIburne sgreed with Mr.. Gar
wood that the proposed legislation would
60 too far.
After further discussion by Messrs.
Cone, Graves and others the bill was
amended and engrossed. 1t amends
articles lS3 and 1856 of the Penal Code
Art. ls3. Any person who shall here
after labor, or compel or oblige his en-
ployes, workmen or apprentices to labor
on Sunday within half a mile CT any
church, schoulhuuse or private residence,
or any person who shall hereafter
hunt game of any kind whatsoever on
Sunday shall be fined not less than $40
nor more than $50.
Art. lS6. Any merchant, grocer or
dealer in wares or merchandise, or trader
in any business whatsoever, or proprietor
Of any business whatsoever, or proprietor
of any business place of public amuse-
ment, or agent or employe OF any such
person, who shall sell, barter or permit
mis- place of business or place of public
amusement to be open for the purposes of
traffic or public amusement on Sunday
shall be fined not less than $50 nor more
than $50.
Provided this article shall not apply
to markets or dealers in provisions as to
sales made by them before 3 O'Clock q. m,
nor to sales Of burial or shrouding ma
terisl, or newspapers, ice or milk i. any
hour of the day.
Provided, further, that nothing in this
title shall be construed 10 prevent the
sending or receiving of telegraph or
The term "places of amusement"
shall be construed to mean circuses,
theaters and such other amusements a.
are exhibited end charge admission fees.
House Dill No. 545 by Mr.. Gresham,
amending the existing railroad law With
out creating a commission, was taken ~
as the regular order.
Mr.. Page offered an amendment which
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prevent discrimination on long and short
hauls
MIR. Gresham offered an amendment
which was adopted, striking cut 80 cents
snd inserting 20 cents as the maximum
freight rate so as to conform to the rate
proposed in the other bill pending in the
two houses creating railway commits
sion.
Mr.. Gresham said the object of the bill
was 10 prevent the people from having to
pay greater rate In the state than out
side OF the state.
Mr. Moore Of Travis offered an amend
ment striking out the clause in the bill
article 1857, B-that no break of bulk,
stpppage or interruption by common
carrier shall prevent the carriage of prop
erty from being treated as one continu-
GUS carriage from the place of shipment
to the place Of destination.
Mr.. Bell of Cooke wanted the bill post
poned that he might prepare q schedule
of rates.
Mr.. Robinson opposed postponement,
and favored amending the pending bill.
He preferred the bill to the commission
bill.
The bill was postponed till March .. 1
Adjourned. re-